Small Projects

Turn old pallets into picture frames

This is a fun project that turns a small amount of wood into a real eye-catcher. I decided to dress up the frames even more with...


Build candle holders from leftover hardwood flooring
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Build candle holders from leftover hardwood flooring

In addition to wrapping your cold-air return grill, you can make door trim and other projects that make use of factory-finished...


Small Projects

A bath tray for your toiletries

One of the items on my growing list of renovation plans is to gut the downstairs bathroom and replace the modern fixtures with...


Making a solid-core door
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Making a solid-core door

The Oxford dictionary describes a door as “a hinged barrier, for closing or opening an entrance to a building or room.” To...


Medicine cabinet makeover
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Medicine cabinet makeover

We look into them all the time, fumble around inside as we struggle to start our day, but do we give much thought to the lowly...


Chopstick mirror
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Chopstick mirror

The inspiration for this mirror came during my first year in the Sheridan College furniture program, in southern Ontario, back in...


Create a dust-free cross-cutting station
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Create a dust-free cross-cutting station

This shop project does it all: it adds efficiency, accuracy and much needed storage space, all the while keeping your workshop air...


Make a tablesaw and router workstation
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Make a tablesaw and router workstation

I should have built this tablesaw and router station years ago for its space-saving and efficiency qualities. Housing sawing and...


Build a heritage spoon rack
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Build a heritage spoon rack

People love the opportunity to show off their hard-won possessions. That's probably one reason why spoon racks have been popular...


Speaker stand
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Speaker stand

The first few paycheques I earned after high school went toward the biggest, loudest set of speakers I could afford. The key...

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